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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Oakland Raiders 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
-2.3 expected points added on the ground
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 31/46 | 341 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Charlie Garner | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Rich Gannon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +2.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 8 | 10 | 133 | 1 | 24% | +8.1 |
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 27% | +5.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Biekert | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Bryant |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 16/37 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Raiders closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 43; the game landed 51 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tim Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Roland Williams | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 7% | +4.4 |
| Jon Ritchie | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 7% | +2.6 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 15% | −0.3 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Zack Crockett | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | +0.1 |
| David Dunn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | +0.3 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | −1.5 |
| Mondriel Fulcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Garner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
| 21 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −2.3 |
| Trent Green | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | −4.4 |
| Tony Richardson | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | −2.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 25% | +3.2 |
| Tony Richardson | 4 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 14% | +3.7 |
| Snoop Minnis | 1 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 17% | +2.2 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | +0.5 |
| Jermaine Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Jason Dunn | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
| Trent Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | −1.5 |
| Derrick Alexander | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17% | −3.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Browning | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bartee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ransom | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
